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“NEW YORK (AFP) – Republican hopes of an early electoral resurgence against President Barack Obama took a blow Friday when the party’s candidate in a tight New York congressional race conceded defeat.
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The special election for the seat held by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand — who filled Hillary Clinton’s US Senate spot after she was appointed Obama’s secretary of state — was seen as a test of Republican ability to overcome last year’s electoral drubbing and loss of the White House.”

Well, Cons, you can shave a few more percentage points from Boss Limbaugh’s accuracy rating. He missed again.

Funny how the immense “talent on loan from God” doesn’t include the ability to prognosticate with infallibility.

Billy, you are trying to have common sense, but most liberals believe more government is always the answer. Most things that the government tries to run for the average person has been done poorly. Government should be making policy and regulation, and little as possible of that, not trying to run peoples live to the micro level.

Actually, BillyBeer, Social Security is the most successful and most popular welfare program in the history of the world, and only needs relatively minor tweaking to remain solvent for generations to come.

Pat, you are correct in calling Social Security a welfare program. But don’t tell anyone recieving benefits that. They will likely have a large hissy fit. What do you think a ‘rich’ retired Dem or Repub what say when told they were receiving welfare payments. You would think the word social would tip them off.

BillyBeer: Two things:
1) I know SS recipients generally don’t like the “welfare” tag, but that’s what it is. Typically, the money a person pays into the system — plus interest — is used up in six or seven years of payments. After that, you’re getting other people’s money.

I’m an SS recipient myself, and I don’t resent the “welfare” label. Call it what you want, I’ll still take the money every month, thank you very much.

I know many young people that think taking their employer offered health insurance is too expensive. But they have cell phones, I-Pods, satellite radio, GPS in the car, etc. Some let their teeth literally rot in their mouth. I’d rather go without all the toys and be healthy.